Since March, guests at Six Flags Over Georgia outside Atlanta have been able to enjoy Drop of Doom VR. The experience transforms the park’s Archphobia (Gyro Tilt) ride into an intense encounter with a giant, mutant spider. The same content will soon be rolled out to tower rides at other parks, starting with Six Flags Great America. The venue near Chicago will offer the VR experience on its Giant Drop ride as from April 29th, the first day of its 2017 season. On May 5th, Six Great Adventure in New Jersey adds Drop of Doom to Zumanjaro. As from July 14, the experience will be also available on Scream at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. All four rides are by Intamin.

Drop of Doom – the VR tower ride experience

Initially, guests at each park will be able to enjoy Drop of Doom VR without any additional charge. The experience begins with a virtual vertical ascent up 100 storeys, whilst teetering off the edge of a helicopter. Once at the top of the tower, passengers see a city under siege by enormous spiders. A giant arachnid spews baby spiders that virtually crawl all over each passenger’s body. Guests are then plunged straight down between skyscrapers for a final showdown with a spider the size of a van!

“Each season we push to be on the cutting edge of innovation,” notes Six Flags Great America park president, Hank Salemi. “Our latest virtual reality experience brings together two fears innate in most people – heights and spiders.”

A separate VR tower ride concept is understood to be under development by Six Flags for use on rides by S&S.